Shakespeare in love, Miss Potter, and Memento are all productions from one of the biggest businesses in the United States, the film industry. The film industry produces films from different genres for the public to enjoy. About each year there are over 1,000 films produced; in the year of 2017 there were over 2,000 films that were released. Being that the film industry is constantly producing/ releasing films filmmakers attempt to create films that will be a successful film and have a memorable impact to the community. A successful film is a film that has not only received many awards but also has great reviews and has the best sales in the box office. Throughout the semester, many of the assignments consisted of watching a film adaption from …show more content…
The film Shakespeare in Love is a romantic comedy about the life of William Shakespeare. In the film, Shakespeare is an aspiring writer who struggles to writing his newest works until he meets a girl who inspires him to write one of his famous plays. As mentioned earlier, this film is one of the most successful films throughout the semester by receiving a four out of four star ranking by film critic Robert Ebert, selling over millions of dollars in box office sales, and receiving multiple awards. According to box office mojo Shakespeare in Love has sold over 289 million dollars in box office sales ("Shakespeare in Love (1998)." Box Office Mojo. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Apr. 2017). In the year of 1999, Shakespeare in Love acquired approximately twenty four awards some including Academy Award for best Actress, costume design, original screenplay, and best picture. It also received two Golden Globe Awards for best screenplay and best motion picture. These are just a few of the twenty awards that this film has …show more content…
The film Shawshank Redemption is a film adaptation based off of the novella “Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption”. This film adaptation is about a man named Andy and his journey in jail. Sentenced for two consecutive life sentences in jail for the murder of his wife, Andy knowing that he is innocent, attempts to prove his innocence in hopes of getting released from jail. Out of the three top films from this semester, Shawshank Redemption ranks second in box office sales by making 58 million dollars in box office sales ("The Shawshank Redemption (1994)." Box Office Mojo. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Apr. 2017). Although it ranks second in box office sales, Shawshank Redemption only receives two awards therefore placing it in third place for overall performance. Some of the awards received by Shawshank Redemption include the Japanese Academy Prize Award for outstanding foreign language, and the American Society of Cinematographers award for outstanding achievement in cinematography in theatrical
The Shawshank Redemption is an inspiring story about Andy Dufreine and his efforts to maintain hope in horrible situations. The directors used many effective methods that displayed signs of hope in such a horrible place. Andy maintained hope by distracting his mind and always staying occupied. Andy was also inspired to survive by helping others find hope in life.
Stephen King published his novella “Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption in 1982. In 1994 this novella was turned into a movie called The Shawshank Redemption. Frank Darabont wrote the screenplay. A good adaptation will capture the same overall essence of the written book or novella. Darabont did a wonderful job of adapting this novella into a movie. He captured the overall essence in a way that makes a heart rejoice in happiness and relief. The adaptation of The Shawshank Redemption is very well done.
Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club and Pretty in Pink have more in common than Molly Ringwald. Stereotypes, different economic backgrounds, and feminism all have some part in these 80’s teen films. The themes are all the same, rich vs poor, popular or unpopular and changing yourself to fit into the ‘norm’.
The film I chose to view for this Romantic Comedy paper was When Harry met Sally. I enjoyed this movie. The two main characters were Harry (Billy Crystal) and Sally Allbright (Meg Ryan). When first introduced to these characters, Sally is driving to New York, and Harry, who is the boyfriend of Sally's friend, is catching a ride with her.
“Keep hope alive!” “Yes! We can.” All of these are slogans of inspiration that define the human spirit. Without hope life would be dull with nothing to work toward in a positive fashion. In the movie The Shawshank Redemption (1994), the director, Frank Darabot, uses time and space to slowly unfold author, Stephen King’s, short story entitled, Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption. Time serves as a dual reference of torture as well as the locale for the slow, eventual achievement of Andy’s escape, his seemingly impossible goal for nearly twenty-eight years. Shawshank redefines the lapse of time for the inmates, especially for the “lifers” like Andy and Red, who can only look forward to death. The implementation of hours can seem like an eternity, and every day seems fuzzy from the next, adding to the seclusion and affliction of imprisonment. Ironically, however, time also verifies the means of Andy’s escape and redemption and gives him optimism throughout his quarter-century in Shawshank.
The movie Shawshank Redemption depicts the story of Andy Dufresne, who is an innocent man that is sentenced to life in prison. At Shawshank, both Andy and the viewers, witness typical prison subculture.
The novel Pride and Prejudice is about five sisters and the things that happen on
Pride and Prejudice is a book which has been around for centuries for its relatable characters and love story. There is more to it than just a love story, however. The characters in Pride and Prejudice go through many changes during the story as a result of their interactions with each other. Jane Austen has created characters who learn lessons that are applicable to any time in history and who are easy to relate to as a reader. Not only does their changing create a more engaging story, but it serves as a way for her to get across some important messages to the reader for them to consider after they finish reading.
In the novel Pride and Prejudice , Jane Austen takes you back to times where Pride were not only for the
Jane Austen presents many themes in her novel Pride and Prejudice. Some of these themes are relevant to today's society but none so much as the main themes pride and prejudice. There are two main themes because one usually leads to another. Coincidentally these two themes make up the title of the novel. Pride is something everybody should have. But not everybody should have too much. The amount of pride that one has in himself/herself is one of the first things one is characterized by. When Elizabeth first met Mr. Darcy and for some time after, she perceived him to be conceited, as did everyone else of her family. Mr. Darcy was not well liked too well by the Bennets for this reason. Too much pride in one's self is; too, present at the in today's society. This is usually linked to the wealth of a person. People who are wealthy tend to have an over abundant amount pride. They like to brag about their riches and show off what they have. Why do they do this? They do this to rub it in to the faces of lower class society. Overwhelming pride is just not seen in Hollywood or big cities; it is everywhere. Most commonly it is in schools. Some students tend to think it is fun to gloat about what they have, but this may lead to them being disliked by others. Nobody wants to listen to a spoiled kid! Pride can be a good thing and it should be but it may lead to some cases of the second theme of the novel, prejudice. Prejudice is viewed in all places and in all forms. In Pride and Prejudice, Mr. Darcy's pride leads to the Bennet's, especially Elizabeth's, prejudice toward him. This is because Mr. Darcy is so much wealthier than the Bennets and he lets them know. He shows much prejudice against people of lower societies. Elizabeth thinks of him as a handsome, but a too good, conceited, "I'm too good for anybody," male. Even though she is attracted to him, she refuses his proposal due to her prejudice toward him. He does not help in her saying "yes" when he tells her how he sees her and her family; poor and unworthy. He even states that this proposal should probably not even be taking place due to these feelings.
Film and literature are two media forms that are so closely related, that we often forget there is a distinction between them. We often just view the movie as an extension of the book because most movies are based on novels or short stories. Because we are accustomed to this sequence of production, first the novel, then the motion picture, we often find ourselves making value judgments about a movie, based upon our feelings on the novel. It is this overlapping of the creative processes that prevents us from seeing movies as distinct and separate art forms from the novels they are based on.
The movie “Shakespeare in Love” shows the business process of theater, along with Shakespeare’s struggles in his career and love life. Shakespeare in Love is a fictional account of the life that inspired the play Romeo and Juliet. Throughout the movie there are scenes, which you can relate to modern times comical irony devious behavior manipulation and how everything does not matter in the case of love. The story is perfect and ties together all the parts of the actual play and what may have really happened to the life of Shakespeare. The writers produced an imaginative romantic comedy in the style of Shakespeare that is very believable. They bring the viewer along for a fictitious account of what may have motivated Shakespeare to write one of the greatest plays of all times. This film captures the coarseness and bawdiness of the period as well as its soaring poetry. It places Shakespeare’s world in a modern context and makes it accessible, without diminishing the impact of his words.
The path to marriage initiates in the very first paragraph of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. This courtship novel begins with the premise that “a single man in possession of a fortune must be in want of a wife” (pg. 5) Throughout the competition for the single men, characters are naturally divided by the norms of their social standing. However, the use of social conventions and civility further divides them. The characters in need of the most moral reform remain unchanged, leaving a path for the reformers to travel to each other’s company. Austen uses the stagnant characters and their flaws as a line that needs to cross in order to achieve a dynamic marriage of mutual respect.
During the part of Shakespeare’s life portrayed in Shakespeare in Love, he is writing the play Romeo an Juliet. He based his play on the things that happened to him during that time and therefore there are many comparable between the two films.
Pride and Prejudice "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of good fortune, must be in want of a wife. " Taken from Jane Austen's classic novel, Pride and Prejudice, this is probably one of the most famous opening sentences in English literature. It is clear to see from this one sentence that the novel is going to be about money, marriage and morals. The question is, from whose perspective, is a single, rich man in want of a wife? As we begin to read the novel, it becomes apparent that it is Mrs Bennet who believes that all rich, single men must be in want of a wife when she says at the beginning of the very first chapter, "A single man of large fortune; four or five thousand a year.